Cholesterin preparation.



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX swim, or ELBEREELD, GERMANY,

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FRIEDR. BAYER & CO., OF ELBEBFELD, GERMANY, A CORPORATION OF GERMANY.

CHOLESTERIN PREPARATION.

No Drawing.

Specification of Letters latent. Application filed May 17, 1911. SerialNo. 627,812.

Patented July 30, 1912.

they are once melted remain in the molten state at the ordinarytemperature. It is thus possible 'to cause they assimilation by' thehuman body of cholesterin b administration either internally or by sucutaneous injection without using too-much of indifferent substances.

A mixture of 2 parts of the oleic ester of cholesterin and 1 part of thee'thylic ester of oleic acid melts at 29 C., the mixture with themethylic ester of palmitic acid melts at 31 C. 'While the purecholesterin ester melts at 40-45 C. and is not suitable for subcutaneousinjections. Olive oil or phenylpalmitate, etc., can also be used.

I claim 1. The herein described therapeuticalcomposition comprising inintermixture esters of higher fatty acids "and esters of cholesterin,which possess a:low melting point and remain in a molten state at bodytemperatures and for some time even at ordinary temperatures when oncemelted, and which are suit-ablefor either internal assimilation orsubcutaneous injection, substantially as described.

2. The herein described therapeutical compositions'comprising the oleicester of cholesterin and an ester of a higher fatty acid.

3. ,The herein described therapeutical compositions comprising theoleic' ester of cholesterin and an ester of oleic acid, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHAS. J WRIGHT, ALF ED HENKEL.

